Georgia moved up one spot to No. 4 in The Associated Press poll Sunday, Oklahoma returned to the top 10 and North Texas, ranked for the first time since 1959, is among three Group of Five teams in the Top 25.
Ohio State, Indiana and Texas A&M were the top three teams for the fifth straight week. Georgia earned its highest ranking since the first week of September and Mississippi was back in the top five after spending three weeks there at midseason.
The last time UNT was 9-1 was in 1959, when the team then known as the Eagles was ranked two straight weeks in November, reaching No. 16. That team lost to New Mexico State in the Sun Bowl to finish 9-2. This year’s UNT team already is eligible for a second straight bowl game and is in the thick of the race for the Group of Five’s automatic CFP bid.
RANK TEAM RECORD PREVIOUS RANK
1 Ohio State 10-0 1
2 Indiana 11-0 2
3 Texas A&M 10-0 3
4 Georgia 9-1 5
5 Ole Miss 10-1 6
6 Texas Tech 10-1 8
6 Oregon 9-1 7
8 Oklahoma 8-2 11
9 Notre Dame 8-2 9
10 Alabama 8-2 4
11 BYU 9-1 12
12 Vanderbilt 8-2 13
13 Utah 8-2 15
14 Miami 8-2 16
15 Georgia Tech 9-1 14
16 USC 8-2 17
17 Texas 7-3 10
18 Michigan 8-2 18
19 Virginia 9-2 20
20 Tennessee 7-3 21
21 James Madison 9-1 24
22 North Texas 9-1 NR
23 Missouri 7-3 NR
24 Tulane 8-2 NR
25 Houston 8-2 NR